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Weather Vane (1978-11-10) Vol. 23 No. 5

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VOLUME XXIII EASTERN MENNONITE COLLEGE, HARRISONBURG, VA.; November 10,1978 Number 5
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President’s departure raises questions
Pres, discusses plans
bv M arlin G roff
“ It’s pretty difficult to say why you are
leaving when you don’t have negativism s,”
said President Myron S. Augsburger when
asked why he accepted serving only two
y e a rs of the fo u r y e a r te r m th a t
began July 1 this y e a r. “ You don’t
just put your heart and life into an in­stitution
and then walk off without some
reluctance,” he said, “but change is good.”
The president realizes the importance of
change, both for the institution and his own
future. Augsburger took office July 1, 1965
at the age of 35. He feels now is a signifi­cant
time in his life to consider other oppor­tunities
for renewed growth.
One of Augsburger’s m ajor concerns is to
keep his intentions of leaving from crippl-ing
a d m i n is t r a t iv e e f f e c tiv e n e s s .
A ugsburger declined in terv iew s with
several church agencies stating, “ I don’t
want to make any ‘emotional transfers’
while I’m president at EMC. The trustees
are supportive of me and will be the first to
know when I accept another assignm ent.”
President Augsburger articulated his vi­sion
for the next two years as specifically
supporting the D ean ’s p ro g ram and
sharpening up the work of the total ad­ministration.
His vision includes improving
faculty salaries, the business department,
fund raising, and plans for renovations of
the Student Life facilities. “ I hope to
enhance the mission dimension at home and
abroad, as it relates to the further program
of the church,” he concluded.
P resident Myron S. Augsburger discusses his termination of office in 1980
with M arlin Groff.
Volleyball hosts states
The top seeded EMC volleyball team hosts small
colleges state tournament today and tomorrow in the
gym.
The double elimination tournament will include seven
closely matched team s but Coach Miriam Mumaw is confi­dent
that the Royals, 16-10 on the season and undefeated in
conference play have a chance at taking the championship.
The Royals meet their first opponent at 4 pm Friday.
Final games Saturday are scheduled for 10 am, 11:30 am,
1:00 pm and 3:00 pm with the championship game at 7:00
pm.G
eneral admission is $2 and $1 for students with
ification.
inden^
Alumni criticize athletic dept
by F aith E idse
“We’ve been operating in
a vacuum, so I ’m happy to
see a group like this pulling
together, giving support,”
said coach Roland Landis
at the first alumni athletic
support banquet.
A b o u t 100 p e o p l e
responded to the 1400 in­vitations
mailed. The ban­quet,
sponsored by the
Loyal Royals, a fellowship
group who meet weekly to
p r a y f or t he a t h l e t i c
departm ent, gave oppor­t
uni t y for d isc u ssio n .
Disillusion with EMC’s
athletics program surfaced
quickly.
“ In the last three years
we h a v e won e l e v e n
basketball games and lost
53,” said one disturbed
alumnus upon perusal of
the stats. “ At least we
could have a respectable
record. I ’m not necessarily
asking for a 19-3, but 3-19 is
deplorable.”
Carl Martin, a form er
varsi t y so ccer p lay er,
warned against a negative
attitude. “ The death of a
g r o u p b e g i n s w i t h
negativism ,” he said. His
own attitude had been one
of despair until two years
ago when he joined the
Loyal Royals fellowship
group.
John Schlabach had a
different view of EMC
sports: “ Sometimes when
I go out on the soccer field
I don’t know why I ’m there
. . . We need support; we
need more of a sense of
what the adm inistration
wants, what the communi­ty
wants, what the student
body wants. I never felt the
administration cared.”
Coach Phillips echoed his
disillusion: “ We are not
getting clear cut signals of
w h a t w e ’r e a b o u t .
Institutionally th at’s never
answered.”
Dean A1 Keim expressed
uncertainty as to the direc­tion
the athletic program
should take. “ I still have
an ambivalance in my own
s o u l b e c a u s e of m y
background. I don’t relate
to winning. But I ’m in­volved
in self-education
. . . and I find that the
(cont. on page 6)
Search committee forms
The Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees appointed a presidential search
committee chaired by H. Howard Witmer,
an EMC trustee representing Lancaster
Mennonite Conference.
The committee met in October and drew
up a questionnaire to survey EMC con­nected
groups. The form asks the following
questions:
1. What should be the overarching purpose
and main direction of EMC for the 80’s?
2. What kind of college administration will
be most helpful at EMC for the 80’s?
3. What should be the role of the president
in the college administration?
4. What are the main qualifications of the
president for the 80’s?
5. Whom do you suggest as a possible can­didate
for president of EMC? Why?
6. Other comments?
The questionnaire has already been
presented to the Alumni Board and the
conference executives of Region V will
receive it next week a t a breakfast meeting
here with the Board of Trustees.
Witmer said, “ Every intention is being
made to give EMC students opportunity to
express themselves.” The committee is
aware of the importance to hear student
feedback before getting too far down the
road for this input to be valuable. They ex­pect
to work through the SGA and spend
time on campus themselves, listening to
students’ concerns.
Other committee members are Dewitt
Heatwole, Carol D. Yoder and Glendon L.
Blosser, all of Harrisonburg; Chester L.
Wenger, Lancaster; Clayton L. Swartzen-truber,
Harleysville, P a.; Mark Peachey,
Louisville, Ky.; and Wilmer J. Hartman,
Marshallville, Ohio. All are trustees except
Blosser, who represents the executive
board of Virginia Mennonite Conference.
“ The geographic area and their personal
representation were m ajor considerations
for appointment,” remarked board chair­man
Dewitt Heatwole.
Students gather for peace fellowship
by D aryl B ontrager
“ We m ust create and
b r e a t h e p la c e s ( c o m ­m
unities) of faith. Our
single greatest need is the
ongoing life of a people,
who by th e ir very ex ­istence
offer the most fun­damental
challenge to the
powers,” Sojourners editor
Jim Wallis, told 120 Inter-c
o l l e g i a t e P e a c e
Fellow ship ( I PF) p a r­ticipants
two weeks ago.
Mennonite and Brethren
co lle g e and s e mi n a r y
students from the United
S t a t e s a n d C a n a d a
gathered on Oct. 26-28 to
discuss the theme “ Christ
Confronting the Pow ers.”
A r . , r o p r i a t e l y s e t in
Washington, D. C. the
program featured a variety
of speakers and perspec­tives.
After a tour of the Pen­tagon
U. S. Army Major
Brigham Shuler described
the role of U. S. military
power in the world. Speak­ing
to the vicious circle of
fear that perpetuates the
arms race, he said, “ I
would be for nuclear dis­arm
am ent if there was any
way to guarantee that they
(everyone else) would do
it. As long as they continue
to do it — we would be let­ting
the American people
down by letting down our
guard.”
Sem inar p a rticip a n ts
also were addressed by
Victor Nutt, a Gulf and
Western Corporation lob­byist.
Nutt carefully ex­plained
to a somewhat
hostile audience that Gulf
and Western was doing the
best job possible in main­taining
a high standard of
living in the Dominican
Republic where it owns a
large amount of sugar cane
producing ac re a g e.
Hosted by EMC, the IPF
seminar was planned by
KMC student Jackie Lan­dry,
currently a Wash­ington
Study - Service
Year participant, and MCC
Peace Section.

Weather Vane O -i (/> O
27- 3=•• > r
<3 z- O O
VOLUME XXIII EASTERN MENNONITE COLLEGE, HARRISONBURG, VA.; November 10,1978 Number 5
< • -D1 2.
®. ° o S
President’s departure raises questions
Pres, discusses plans
bv M arlin G roff
“ It’s pretty difficult to say why you are
leaving when you don’t have negativism s,”
said President Myron S. Augsburger when
asked why he accepted serving only two
y e a rs of the fo u r y e a r te r m th a t
began July 1 this y e a r. “ You don’t
just put your heart and life into an in­stitution
and then walk off without some
reluctance,” he said, “but change is good.”
The president realizes the importance of
change, both for the institution and his own
future. Augsburger took office July 1, 1965
at the age of 35. He feels now is a signifi­cant
time in his life to consider other oppor­tunities
for renewed growth.
One of Augsburger’s m ajor concerns is to
keep his intentions of leaving from crippl-ing
a d m i n is t r a t iv e e f f e c tiv e n e s s .
A ugsburger declined in terv iew s with
several church agencies stating, “ I don’t
want to make any ‘emotional transfers’
while I’m president at EMC. The trustees
are supportive of me and will be the first to
know when I accept another assignm ent.”
President Augsburger articulated his vi­sion
for the next two years as specifically
supporting the D ean ’s p ro g ram and
sharpening up the work of the total ad­ministration.
His vision includes improving
faculty salaries, the business department,
fund raising, and plans for renovations of
the Student Life facilities. “ I hope to
enhance the mission dimension at home and
abroad, as it relates to the further program
of the church,” he concluded.
P resident Myron S. Augsburger discusses his termination of office in 1980
with M arlin Groff.
Volleyball hosts states
The top seeded EMC volleyball team hosts small
colleges state tournament today and tomorrow in the
gym.
The double elimination tournament will include seven
closely matched team s but Coach Miriam Mumaw is confi­dent
that the Royals, 16-10 on the season and undefeated in
conference play have a chance at taking the championship.
The Royals meet their first opponent at 4 pm Friday.
Final games Saturday are scheduled for 10 am, 11:30 am,
1:00 pm and 3:00 pm with the championship game at 7:00
pm.G
eneral admission is $2 and $1 for students with
ification.
inden^
Alumni criticize athletic dept
by F aith E idse
“We’ve been operating in
a vacuum, so I ’m happy to
see a group like this pulling
together, giving support,”
said coach Roland Landis
at the first alumni athletic
support banquet.
A b o u t 100 p e o p l e
responded to the 1400 in­vitations
mailed. The ban­quet,
sponsored by the
Loyal Royals, a fellowship
group who meet weekly to
p r a y f or t he a t h l e t i c
departm ent, gave oppor­t
uni t y for d isc u ssio n .
Disillusion with EMC’s
athletics program surfaced
quickly.
“ In the last three years
we h a v e won e l e v e n
basketball games and lost
53,” said one disturbed
alumnus upon perusal of
the stats. “ At least we
could have a respectable
record. I ’m not necessarily
asking for a 19-3, but 3-19 is
deplorable.”
Carl Martin, a form er
varsi t y so ccer p lay er,
warned against a negative
attitude. “ The death of a
g r o u p b e g i n s w i t h
negativism ,” he said. His
own attitude had been one
of despair until two years
ago when he joined the
Loyal Royals fellowship
group.
John Schlabach had a
different view of EMC
sports: “ Sometimes when
I go out on the soccer field
I don’t know why I ’m there
. . . We need support; we
need more of a sense of
what the adm inistration
wants, what the communi­ty
wants, what the student
body wants. I never felt the
administration cared.”
Coach Phillips echoed his
disillusion: “ We are not
getting clear cut signals of
w h a t w e ’r e a b o u t .
Institutionally th at’s never
answered.”
Dean A1 Keim expressed
uncertainty as to the direc­tion
the athletic program
should take. “ I still have
an ambivalance in my own
s o u l b e c a u s e of m y
background. I don’t relate
to winning. But I ’m in­volved
in self-education
. . . and I find that the
(cont. on page 6)
Search committee forms
The Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees appointed a presidential search
committee chaired by H. Howard Witmer,
an EMC trustee representing Lancaster
Mennonite Conference.
The committee met in October and drew
up a questionnaire to survey EMC con­nected
groups. The form asks the following
questions:
1. What should be the overarching purpose
and main direction of EMC for the 80’s?
2. What kind of college administration will
be most helpful at EMC for the 80’s?
3. What should be the role of the president
in the college administration?
4. What are the main qualifications of the
president for the 80’s?
5. Whom do you suggest as a possible can­didate
for president of EMC? Why?
6. Other comments?
The questionnaire has already been
presented to the Alumni Board and the
conference executives of Region V will
receive it next week a t a breakfast meeting
here with the Board of Trustees.
Witmer said, “ Every intention is being
made to give EMC students opportunity to
express themselves.” The committee is
aware of the importance to hear student
feedback before getting too far down the
road for this input to be valuable. They ex­pect
to work through the SGA and spend
time on campus themselves, listening to
students’ concerns.
Other committee members are Dewitt
Heatwole, Carol D. Yoder and Glendon L.
Blosser, all of Harrisonburg; Chester L.
Wenger, Lancaster; Clayton L. Swartzen-truber,
Harleysville, P a.; Mark Peachey,
Louisville, Ky.; and Wilmer J. Hartman,
Marshallville, Ohio. All are trustees except
Blosser, who represents the executive
board of Virginia Mennonite Conference.
“ The geographic area and their personal
representation were m ajor considerations
for appointment,” remarked board chair­man
Dewitt Heatwole.
Students gather for peace fellowship
by D aryl B ontrager
“ We m ust create and
b r e a t h e p la c e s ( c o m ­m
unities) of faith. Our
single greatest need is the
ongoing life of a people,
who by th e ir very ex ­istence
offer the most fun­damental
challenge to the
powers,” Sojourners editor
Jim Wallis, told 120 Inter-c
o l l e g i a t e P e a c e
Fellow ship ( I PF) p a r­ticipants
two weeks ago.
Mennonite and Brethren
co lle g e and s e mi n a r y
students from the United
S t a t e s a n d C a n a d a
gathered on Oct. 26-28 to
discuss the theme “ Christ
Confronting the Pow ers.”
A r . , r o p r i a t e l y s e t in
Washington, D. C. the
program featured a variety
of speakers and perspec­tives.
After a tour of the Pen­tagon
U. S. Army Major
Brigham Shuler described
the role of U. S. military
power in the world. Speak­ing
to the vicious circle of
fear that perpetuates the
arms race, he said, “ I
would be for nuclear dis­arm
am ent if there was any
way to guarantee that they
(everyone else) would do
it. As long as they continue
to do it — we would be let­ting
the American people
down by letting down our
guard.”
Sem inar p a rticip a n ts
also were addressed by
Victor Nutt, a Gulf and
Western Corporation lob­byist.
Nutt carefully ex­plained
to a somewhat
hostile audience that Gulf
and Western was doing the
best job possible in main­taining
a high standard of
living in the Dominican
Republic where it owns a
large amount of sugar cane
producing ac re a g e.
Hosted by EMC, the IPF
seminar was planned by
KMC student Jackie Lan­dry,
currently a Wash­ington
Study - Service
Year participant, and MCC
Peace Section.